I love old Albums!

Did you know up until a couple of years and a few nervous breakdowns ago, I had an antique booth at an antique mall. I scrounged and scoured garage sales for stuff to sell. I don’t think I ever paid more than $5 or $10 for anything I sold in that booth. I had Moorcroft pottery, and kitchy stuff, and fine antiques among other things. And bowls. There was a Bennington bowl I still wish I’d never sold. There are several things sitting in my basement, I wish I had sold.

Not the massive Oscarettes of course.

The thing about owning an antique booth is you never EVER know what is going to sell. Ever. I could bring something up there and think WOW, this is gonna be here for the next decade or so … and it’d be gone by the next week. Other times I’d put something in I could barely stand to part with and it’d sit there for months. With a price tag of, like, $1 on it.

The one thing I could always count on selling were my record bowls. Just kitchy, bowls made out of old albums. Oftentimes, ’78’s, or albums from the 50’s with great labels on them. All they were were old scratched albums that I melted in the oven and formed into bowls. Perfect for serving Oscar night chips in! I’m sure you’ve seen the same sort of bowls around at craft sales over the years. If you remind me, I’ll show you how to do them in an upcoming post.

I was pretty proud of my record bowls until I saw my next advertiser’s wares. Um … her techniques seem slightly more sophisticated than my method of melting vinyl in the oven and bending them until they were sort of bowl shaped.

And as is often the case on the weekends, I leave you this week with a look at one of my advertisers! One of the fine folks who give me money for no reason other than the fact that they love me. And they have products to sell. Lucky for us, they’re nice products. And incredibly diverse I might add!

Without further adieu … the wares of Vindicated Vinyl.

Aside from the fact that this is made from an old Cars album, (which is cool) the way the album art looks when it’s forced into the shape of this Valet tray is GREAT. I love the look of it.

I’m pretty much a sucker for anything Cha Cha related.

The iPad cases are my absolute favourite. I couldn’t show everything about them here, but if you click on the picture, you’ll see more detailed pictures about how these things open up and stay propped open while you’re working on your iPad and such. Do you know what I’d like more than this brightly striped Go-Go’s iPad case? An iPad to put in it. And Belinda Carlisle’s 1985 smile.

LOVED the Go-Go’s!

Again with the ’50’s vintage stuff I love, PLUS it’s green and pink!

And finally … a little something for my friend Karen.

All this 80’s stuff is bringing back memories of all the bands I went to see. Sigh.

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My parents took me to my first-ever ‘real concert’ when I was in 8th grade – Dave Matthews Band at an outdoor pavilion pretty early in their career (we live in their home state of Virginia).

I specifically remember smelling something I hadn’t smelled before and my sister asking what it was. My parents made something up, but I later learned at future rock concerts what that smell was: pot! haha

Some of my favorite concerts over the year have been big festivals (like what used to be HFStival in DC/Baltimore area), Weezer, and Ben Folds.

(whispering)Great White “The Once Bitten” tour with Warrant(The Cherry Pie Album and Ratt don’t recall thinkin they were has-beens by then). My dad took me and a few friends, we were 12 maybe 13. I wore WAY too much copper azziza makeup, had a black & white tiedyed tank top and splatter glitter painter spandex. I saw what I still think in the world’s largest joint smoked by a man in dreadlocks (also a first for me) Late 1980’s awesome.

I like the valet trays the best. It is too bad I am too young to know most of these artists very well. I would feel funny buying something made out of a vinyl for a band I’ve never listened to. Now I feel lame.

Mt first concert was Tom Petty, in sixth grade, with my parents and a girlfriend. We sat on the lawn at an outdoor amphitheater and everyone one around us was hammered and smoking (not cigarettes). The people behind us spilled a beer into one of their shoes then one of the guys drank it! lol

OMG! I vaguely remember a Loverboy concert…. pretty sure it was early 1981…. but did my mother REALLY let me out of the house at that age???? I ended up 4 wheeling in the hills… then in a hotel room with a bunch of strangers, but I do not think anything TOO inappropriate happened… or was Loverboy around in 1980??? and my VERY 1st CONCERT??? THINK… 1979…. Molly Hatchet??? or maybe Ozzy? was WAY too young!

I want to say my first concert wasn’t Donnie and Marie Osmond but it was! Then came Peter Cassidy. I did not ask to go but was dragged because my older sister loved these people. The story of my life!

BUT…the first concert I begged my Mom to buy me tickets for until she finally caved and did…wait for it…ADAM and the ANTS!! and who opened for them??? INXS! Yes I was uber cool even at 13! One of the best nights of my little moody adolescent life!

OMG Karen!! You posted that Prince picture for me!! I am the biggest Prince fan and I must have that Prince IPad cover!! I don’t own an IPad, but this will not stop me. That literally brought a tear to my eye, that is so cool. Obviously this girl is not only talented, but she has excellent taste. My first concert was Kiss, the Destroyer tour at the CNE in Toronto. I have never been that excited for anything before or since. I sincerely wish I could get that excited about anything again

And here I was thinking everyone was so old LOL My first concert was Korn (sad right?) with Papa Roach and Powerman 5000. If you like hard rock and new metal it was a kick ass concert. I’ll shame myself and say that 9 or so years later I would still go see Korn again.

My first concert was NSYNC in 6th grade. My friend’s mom drove us to their big show in Orlando. We thought we were so cool… To this day I still have a soft spot in my heart for those overly gelled frosted tips on Justin Timberlake.

My first concert was Rush. It was their Power Windows tour in ’86. My friends and I didn’t have the same musical taste. But my kids and I did. So they took their 50 year old mother to the concert. What a rush!!

First official was in Jr. High in ’74. Kiss. During high school years in Cleveland we had lots of live bands.Rush played at a local all boy high-school and that was one I wish I had my iphone for…lol. And Wild Cherry played at our prom! I am so jealous of Sue seeing Queen. I still have their first album. Bowie is still my all time fav.

I did want to say that I like the items from this vendor, Vindicatedvinyl. I like how the tray looks. Not just the folded vinyl into a bowl, but the hardware and album itself. I’m checking to see if they have Pink Floyd for a gift…

First concert ever was Pink Floyd! Tickets came on sale while we were on a flight to Florida. So we knew there was no chance. Several months later, and the day of the concert, my boyfriend comes home from a business trip with two tickets for totally awesome seats! He was seated on the plane right next to a rep from the sponsor. After learning we wanted to see the concert but couldn’t get our hands on tickets the guy just digs into his bag, produced two tickets, and says,”enjoy the show”. Every concert I’ve seen since has been a disappointment. How do you compete with PF?

My first concert was the English Beat too, playing with the Clash at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. Great pairing, great venue. And I was so cute back then, in my little ska girl getup. Still love both those bands.

The Cure in Oakland CA. I was 16 and my friend and I drove 3 hours to go see them. We couldn’t believe our parents were going to let us go all by ourselves (we were going to stay at my Nana’s house). At the last minute, my friend freaked out and insisted my Mom drive. We still drove to the concert by ourselves though;)

The Cure was such a surreal concert to see – one of the best I’ve ever seen.

We like making these bowls too. I think we put the instructions on our blog somewhere a long time ago. Now I have to go look;)

p.s.: Karen, can you make your links open in a new window? I just clicked on vindicated vinyl, but didn’t want to click any further because I realize I lost you – I don’t want to lose you when I click on one of your sponsors – it makes me sad to see you go away so quickly;)

Just a thought, a suggestion. Take it or leave it (but please take it). thanks, S

First concert was Grand Funk Railroad…I “railroaded” this nerd guy, who I knew liked me,into taking me. He liked country but wanted to go out with me so bad that he asked me to go. This was after I asked him if he were going & he said “No,are you ??” LOL ! BEST concert I ever went to was Paul McCartney about 5 yrs ago..the US Tour. Be still my beating heart ! I have every album I ever owned..I should do this with some of them…

This was from so long ago, but I must share… Bush (back when they were BushX in Canada) at the Warehouse in Toronto. I was 16, they were are are still my favourite band, took the Go Train into the city with my boyfriend, he got kicked in the head by a bodysurfer during the encore and best of all, I touched Gavin Rossdale’s sweaty chest. I’ve been to some awesomesauce concerts since and it is still my fave. I am jealous of those saw Queen! Love!